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Synonyms & Antonyms of unfavorable
opposed to one's interests
- the company chose to accept the unfavorable settlement rather than spend more money on legal fees
Synonyms for unfavorable
Words Related to unfavorable
- damaging,
- deleterious,
- destructive,
- detrimental,
- fatal,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- ill,
- injurious,
- lethal,
- malignant,
- murderous,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- poisonous,
- ruinous,
- threatening,
- troublesome,
- unhealthy,
- wounding
- dangerous,
- hazardous,
- imperiling
- (or imperilling),
- jeopardizing,
- parlous,
- perilous,
- risky,
- unsafe
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“Unfavorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfavorable. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of unfavorable was in 1548
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